Headlight



June 12. 1928.

J. A. STREET HEADLIGHT INVENTOR.

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June 12, 1928.

J. A. STREET HEADLIGHT INVENTOR.

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BYYM W ATTORNEYS Patented June 12, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. STREET, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HUGO C.ZEITZ,

OF CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA.

HEADLIGHT.

Application filed April 6, 1927.

My invention relates to improvements in dirigible headlights.

An object is to provide headlights particularly intended for use onmotor vehicles 6 which are so constructed and arranged as to be easilyand readily controlled to direct the light rays forwardly of the vehicleat the desired angle.

The invention of the present application is an improvement upon thestructure exhibited in my Patent, No. 1,605,625, and an object is toprovide a simplified, compact mechanism for supporting the reflectorcasing for tilting movement in angularly arl5 ranged planes, whichmechanism is not only simple in construction but is so formed as to bereadil controlled by the operator and is so assem led as to beessentially free from rattle or undesirable vibration. The absence ofrattle and vibration in a structure of this character is a matter ofprime importance.

Other meritorious advantages and important features of my improvementwill more fully appear from the following specifica tion, appendedclaims and accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view through a headlight embodying myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a plan partly in section which illustrates the hook-up of mylight controls.

In the drawin s let 10 indicate the outer casing or shell 0 one of myimproved headlights. Two headli hts are shown in Fig. 5 but as eachheadlig t is substantially iden tical in construction but one of themwill be described. This outer shell is provided with a lens 12, aretaining ring 14, a reflector shell 16, and a light bulb 18 mountedwithin a socket 20.

A reflector 16 is supported within the outer casing for substantiallyuniversal tilting movement to a limited extent. This shell has asupporting frame which comprises a pair of crossed straps 22 and 24. Atleast one of these straps is attached at its ends to the outwardlyturned marginal flange 17 of the reflector as shown in Fig. 1 whereinthe strap 22 is so shown as attached Serial No. 181,336.

by bolts The other strap 24 is shown as abutting against the marginalflange 17 of the reflector as will appear in Fig. The light socket 20 iscarried by these straps at their crossing point and extends within thereflector to receive the light bulb.

Each strap is provided with a corresponding band which is attached atits ends to the strap as appears in the figures of the drawings. Strap24 is shown as provided with a band 26 attached thereto by connections28 at each end. Strap 22 is shown as provided with a band 30 attachedthereto by connections 32 at each end. These bands are supported byguides mounted within the casing to travel through the guides to permittilting of the reflector. There is a guide for each band located withinthe casing rearwardly of the reflector comprising a plurality of rollerssupported for the band to travel therebet-ween.

In Fig. 1 the guide illustrated includes a bracket 34 provided with tworollers 36 on one side of the band and a third roller 38 on the oppositeside of the band. This same band is provided adjacent to each end with aguide which comprises .a roller 40 mounted upon a bracket 12 carried bythe casing. The band 26 is provided with similarly located guides androllers similarly numbered and serving the same purpose.

There is a guard member 4A which is located within the casing as shownin Figs. 1, 3 and 4, which extends rearwardly about the reflector shelland providing aclearance about the shell. The controls for the lightscomprise a. connection secured to each band. Band 30 is shown asprovided with a plurality of openings 46 within any one of which aconnection 4-8 may be engaged, which connection extends through theguides for such band and in the form of a flexible cable 50 rearwardlyto the dash of the car and terminates in a pull 52. The pull member 52is shown as controlling the two cables 50 which lead from the twolights. The band 26 is provided with a connection 5& secured thereto andextending in the form of a flexible cable to the dash. This connectionserves to actuate the reflector horizontally and a separate connectionis provided for each light. Each connection 5 1 is provided with a pullmember 56.

What I claim is:

1. A headlight having a casing provided with relatively angularlyarranged guides, a frame comprising a pair of relatively angularlyarranged cross straps, a band carried by each strap extending therealongand supported in spaced relationship with re speet; thereto, said framemounted within the casing with the hands supported upon the guidesthereof to travel thereover to accomplish the swinging of the framewithin the casing, a retlector shell supported upon the straps withinthe frame, and a pair of actuating cahles extending through the e'asingone connected with each hand to actuate the same over the guides toswing the frame within the casing.

2. The invention as characterized in claim 1 wherein a light hulh ocketis secured to the straps at their crossing point and projectstlna'et'roni through the retleetor shell.

3. The invention as characterized in claim 1 wherein one of the hands isprovided with a plurality of cahle reetdving eonnections whereby a eahlcmay he attached thereto at a plurality of points. said cahle extendingalong the hand over one ot' the guides and engaging said hand to runwith the hand over said guide.

In testimony whereof, I, Jam-Ls A. firm-arr, Sign this specification.

